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That is a great idea. You are saying extend the bead over the top of the rabbet like a little roof. I could also chamfer the bead and then putty over it to completely hide the bead. Maybe with some weep holes hidden in the bottom.

How do you make your own home-made spindle cutters?

Thank you for the links. I am in the USA. We have not had trouble with birds eating putty, but carpenter bees are awful. They drill holes like a someone took a large drill bit on stained wood. I had been cutting the sashes with a circular saw and then using a slitter saw to get a deeper rabbet...

I've been restoring and upgrading windows. I also have been making double glazing including with laminated glass.

What is your experience with the longevity of double glazing when installed wet with Hodgesons Heritage Putty? Do you still use rubber setting blocks and locating blocks? I've read over the standards for modern dgu and they suggest dry install. Timber Windows: Avoiding Common Failures – Water...

My house has wooden sashes that are at least 100 years old. Some of the windows used flat metal "sprigs" and others did not. My area is very windy. I have seen glass fallout due to the worn putty without sprigs. I had plenty of cracked glass but have not seen one start at a sprig. The 100 year...